HC Deb 23 March 1979 vol 964 c270W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will now take immediate steps to set up a Select Committee on Welsh affairs;

(2) what proposals he now has for the more effective scrutiny of secondary legislation affecting Wales;

(3) in view of the result of the referendum on the Wales Act, if he will now set up a body charged with reviewing the operation of the Local Government Act 1972 in Wales, and to bring forward early recommendations for securing a cheaper, more local and more efficient structure of local government.

Mr. John Morris

The situation in Wales following the outcome of the referendum will be considered by the Government, where appropriate in consultation with other interests concerned.

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